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I watched over the years that most people are sheep. With that said, if ESPN says something enough times, people will believe it in spite of what their eyes have shown them. Flacco isn't anywhere near Elite but he's going to tax the Raven's front office's ***! And I couldn't be happier about that. He will cripple them cap wise.

Goodall can't protect them every game. And the bullseye that's been on our back in this division for years has now shifted over to the Ravens. I bet they won't be able to handle the Bengals and Browns playing them every week like it's a life and death situation like they played us.

Joe Flacco's agent said last offseason that his client deserved top-five quarterback money. Most of us scoffed. Now Flacco's camp is aiming even higher.

CNBC asked Flacco's agent Joe Linta on Tuesday if Flacco should be the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL. The answer was simple: "Yes."

"When you do a contract of this magnitude, you look at what is the player's body of work presently, and what are the expectations going forward over the next four, five or six years," Linta said. "Joe wins on both accounts."

(Commence "sticking it" to Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti.)

This won't be an easy negotiation for the Ravens, but these are good problems to have. Flacco simply hasn't performed over a 16-game regular season like Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Tom Brady or Peyton Manning. Flacco has the skill set to make any throw, and he played like a quarterback worthy of such a contract during the playoffs this year. But he just hasn't been that guy consistently enough.

A lot will be written about Flacco's contract this offseason, but the end result is preordained. He's not going anywhere. A deal eventually will be done. Linta is just setting the highest bar possible before negotiating begins in earnest.

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CNBC asked Flacco's agent Joe Linta on Tuesday if Flacco should be the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL. The answer was simple: "Yes."

"When you do a contract of this magnitude, you look at what is the player's body of work presently, and what are the expectations going forward over the next four, five or six years," Linta said. "Joe wins on both accounts."

(Commence "sticking it" to Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti.)

This won't be an easy negotiation for the Ravens, but these are good problems to have. Flacco simply hasn't performed over a 16-game regular season like Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Tom Brady or Peyton Manning. Flacco has the skill set to make any throw, and he played like a quarterback worthy of such a contract during the playoffs this year. But he just hasn't been that guy consistently enough.

A lot will be written about Flacco's contract this offseason, but the end result is preordained. He's not going anywhere. A deal eventually will be done. Linta is just setting the highest bar possible before negotiating begins in earnest.